What effect did continued trade with Egypt have on Kush?

Kushites adopted many elements of Egyptian culture

Based on the map, what were the advantages of establishing Meroe as the new capital of Kush?

Meroe was located near the iron deposits and trade routes

How did Kush's location help it to become a powerful kingdom?

Provided a trading link between Africa, south of the Sahara, and Egypt

How did Hatshepsut change Egypt during her reign as Pharaoh?

Increased Egypt's wealth by expanding trade

What functions did the bureaucracy perform for the pharaoh?

Distributed surpluses to officials, priests, and merchants, Collected taxes from farmers

How did Egypt's grain surplus encourage people to become artisans?

Rulers used the crops surpluses to buy cloth, jewelry, and luxury goods

The purpose of tomb paintings was:

Provide the person with the items shown

What was the purpose of the Book of the Dead?

A guide to the afterlife for the souls of the dead

In order to overcome death, Egyptians believed that they needed to:

Preserve their bodies in the afterlife

What were major Kushite accomplishments?

Inventing the world's first alphabet, Developing Africa's first iron working center

From highest to lowest, what is the correct order of the Social Structure of Ancient Egypt?

Pharaoh, Priests, Scribes, Merchants, Farmers

Because there was less farmland in Kush than in Egypt:

Kushites were more motivated to trade

What were the possible consequences of a drought in Ancient Egypt?

Not having enough food would cause people to go hungry., The yield of grain crops would decrease (i.e. how much)

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What effect did continued trade with Egypt have on Kush?
Kushites learned to navigate the Nile River
Kushites wanted to move to Egypt
Kushites adopted many elements of Egyptian culture
Kushites stopped trading with other African kingdoms
2
Based on the map, what were the advantages of establishing Meroe as the new capital of Kush?
Meroe received less rain and flooding than Napata
Meroe was a safer distance from the Nile River
Meroe had fewer natural resources but was father from Egypt
Meroe was located near the iron deposits and trade routes
3
When was Ancient Egypt the most powerful and prosperous?
During the Middle Kingdom
Just after Narmer's unification
During the New Kingdom
During the Old Kingdom
4
How did Kush's location help it to become a powerful kingdom?
Allowed the Kushites to grown enough food for themselves
Provided a trading link between Africa, south of the Sahara, and Egypt
Created competition with Egypt
Allowed the Kushites to travel by boat, which was faster than walking
5
In order to build the pyramids, the Egyptians needed to be proficient at engineering and:
Mathematics
Astronomy
Anatomy
Chemistry
6
How did Hatshepsut change Egypt during her reign as Pharaoh?
Expanded Egypt by engaging in wars of conquest
Founded a new Dynasty that ruled Egypt for generations
Established Alexandria as a major source of learning
Increased Egypt's wealth by expanding trade
7
What functions did the bureaucracy perform for the pharaoh?
Distributed surpluses to officials, priests, and merchants
Planned for the irrigation of the Nile River
Managed and produced currency
Collected taxes from farmers
8
How did Egypt's grain surplus encourage people to become artisans?
Farmers hired craftworkers to make new agricultural tools
Weavers and potters created containers for storing surplus crops
Roads needed to be built to carry surplus crops to markets
Rulers used the crops surpluses to buy cloth, jewelry, and luxury goods
9
The purpose of tomb paintings was:
Provide the person with the items shown
Tell the story of the buried person's life
Illustrate how much wealth the buried person possessed
Create a beautiful resting place for the dead
10
Spreading ideas from Egypt to other lands through the buying and selling of goods was called:
Artistry
Bureaucracy
Interdependence
Mercantilism
11
What was the purpose of the Book of the Dead?
A list of important citizens and officials who died
A story about an Egyptian scribe who killed a pharaoh
A guide to the afterlife for the souls of the dead
An explanation for the succession of Pharaohs
12
In order to overcome death, Egyptians believed that they needed to:
Burn their bodies in the temple to become smoke
Pay tribute to the pharaoh in grain
Have their bodies buried beside the Nile River
Preserve their bodies in the afterlife
13
In Ancient Egypt, the people who wrote hieroglyphics and maintained records were called:
Bureaucrats
Scribes
Artisans
Pharaohs
14
The soil of the Nile River Valley is best characterized as:
fertile
rocky
barren
dry
15
What were major Kushite accomplishments?
defeating the Assyrian and Babylonian troops
Inventing the world's first alphabet
Developing Africa's first iron working center
Developing peace treaties with the Babylonians, Syrians, and Hittites
16
From highest to lowest, what is the correct order of the Social Structure of Ancient Egypt?
Pharaoh, Priests, Scribes, Farmers, Merchants
Pharaoh, Priests, Farmers, Scribes, Merchants
Pharaoh, Scribes, Priests, Merchants, Farmers
Pharaoh, Priests, Scribes, Merchants, Farmers
17
Because there was less farmland in Kush than in Egypt:
Kushites became accomplished sailors on the Nile River
Many Kushites moved to Egypt
Kushites were more motivated to trade
Kushites sold their surplus grain to Egypt
18
What were the possible consequences of a drought in Ancient Egypt?
Not having enough food would cause people to go hungry.
The sands would become hot and burning
Forest fires would break out and destroy homes.
The yield of grain crops would decrease (i.e. how much)
19
The geography of Ancient Egypt included vast deserts of burning sands known as:
The Black Land
Upper Egypt
Lower Egypt
The Red Land

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